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Solved - NEH 1565: Alpha Centuri by Dick Feeney - late 1950s
« on: February 09, 2012, 07:42:48 AM »
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Re: NEH 1565
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2012, 05:29:58 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 1565
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2012, 06:05:14 PM »
The rear half has an Allard look.
Rebodied Allard?
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Re: NEH 1565
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2012, 04:16:46 AM »
Quote from: roger on February 16, 2012, 06:05:14 PM
The rear half has an Allard look.
Rebodied Allard?

No Allard connection that I am aware of.
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Re: NEH 1565
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2012, 07:48:08 PM »
The "Alpha Centari " custom by Dick Feeney , late ' 50s ?
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Re: NEH 1565
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2012, 08:47:46 AM »
Quote from: 72Must on February 18, 2012, 07:48:08 PM
The "Alpha Centari " custom by Dick Feeney , late ' 50s ?

That's what it says on the 'site, but the name is slightly wrong.
Locked for you to dig out the correct spelling!
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Re: NEH 1565
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2012, 05:03:36 PM »
Quote from: Carnut on February 19, 2012, 08:47:46 AM
Quote from: 72Must on February 18, 2012, 07:48:08 PM
The "Alpha Centari " custom by Dick Feeney , late ' 50s ?

That's what it says on the 'site, but the name is slightly wrong.
Locked for you to dig out the correct spelling!

Would have thought it was close enough :) ,  centaUri ?
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Re: NEH 1565
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2012, 06:30:18 PM »
Quote from: 72Must on February 19, 2012, 05:03:36 PM
Quote from: Carnut on February 19, 2012, 08:47:46 AM
Quote from: 72Must on February 18, 2012, 07:48:08 PM
The "Alpha Centari " custom by Dick Feeney , late ' 50s ?

That's what it says on the 'site, but the name is slightly wrong.
Locked for you to dig out the correct spelling!

Would have thought it was close enough :) ,  centaUri ?

Well it is really and the point will be yours but we might as well get it right..
Inaccuracies are often perpetuated on the 'net just because people don't get things quite right.
So it's not Centauri either..
Have another look and it's still locked so no-one's going to nick your point!

There's just one letter wrong in 'Centari' and one letter too many in 'Centauri'...
« Last Edit: February 19, 2012, 06:32:55 PM by Carnut »
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Re: NEH 1565
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2012, 05:36:56 PM »
Quote from: Carnut on February 19, 2012, 06:30:18 PM
Quote from: 72Must on February 19, 2012, 05:03:36 PM
Quote from: Carnut on February 19, 2012, 08:47:46 AM
Quote from: 72Must on February 18, 2012, 07:48:08 PM
The "Alpha Centari " custom by Dick Feeney , late ' 50s ?

That's what it says on the 'site, but the name is slightly wrong.
Locked for you to dig out the correct spelling!

Would have thought it was close enough :) ,  centaUri ?

Well it is really and the point will be yours but we might as well get it right..
Inaccuracies are often perpetuated on the 'net just because people don't get things quite right.
So it's not Centauri either..
Have another look and it's still locked so no-one's going to nick your point!

There's just one letter wrong in 'Centari' and one letter too many in 'Centauri'...

Ahh ,hint taken ! Centuri ?

Below from wiki , I guess  the car was named after the star & it has both the "a" & "u"  :)

"Alpha Centauri" is the name given to what appears as a single star to the naked eye and the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus"
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Re: NEH 1565
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2012, 04:45:42 AM »
Centuri it is!
I got the name from Dick Feeney's own website so I guess if anyone knows it's him!
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Re: Solved - NEH 1565: Alpha Centuri by Dick Feeney - late 1950s
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2015, 11:08:01 AM »
I believe it was Alpha Centauri.
According to Geoffrey's website, is 'Alpha Centari'...but according to Feeney's family "He built his own sports car, the Alpha Centauri, from the parts of 24 different cars."
I think only an article from a contemporary magazine can shed a light on this.

EDIT: I read now that you got the name from his website...that's confusing!
« Last Edit: June 15, 2015, 11:10:52 AM by Paul Jaray »
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Re: Solved - NEH 1565: Alpha Centuri by Dick Feeney - late 1950s
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2015, 11:52:05 AM »
Take your pick..
Now I wonder why you were looking that name up?!
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Re: Solved - NEH 1565: Alpha Centuri by Dick Feeney - late 1950s
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2015, 11:58:10 AM »
I'm taking my project to the next step: matching my index of makers, models, sources...etc  with my folders of pictures.
I started from A (from '2CA', actually) nearly 1 year ago and I reached letter 'F'. I have to verify, double check and fix all I collected over the years...
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